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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY

COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER

RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO

451 PM MDT THU APR 30 2020



THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE

COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.



THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL 

AVALANCHE ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO



* TIMING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY, MAY 3. 



* AFFECTED AREAS...STEAMBOAT, FRONT RANGE, VAIL & SUMMIT COUNTY, 

  SAWATCH, ASPEN, GUNNISON, GRAND MESA, NORTH SAN JUAN, SOUTH SAN 

  JUAN, SANGRE DE CRISTO ZONES. 



* AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS CONSIDERABLE, LEVEL 3 

  OF 5. LARGE AND DANGEROUS HUMAN-TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY. 

  LARGE AND DANGEROUS NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD BE 

  VERY DESTRUCTIVE.  



* REASON...MELTWATER IS WEAKENING THE SNOWPACK, AND THE TREND IS 

  DETERIORATING CONDITIONS DAY OVER DAY. 



* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD 

  PLAN TRIPS TO START AND END EARLY. AVOID TRAVELING ACROSS OR BELOW 

  STEEP SLOPES WITH WET AND UNSUPPORTABLE SNOW. USE CONSERVATIVE 

  DECISION MAKING, CAUTIOUS ROUTE FINDING, CAREFUL SNOWPACK AND 

  TERRAIN EVALUATION. 



  CONSULT WWW.COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. 



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